plausibility

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti/
noun Freq #90583

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The quality of seeming reasonable or likely to be true.

    The plausibility of her story convinced the jury.

  2. 2
    noun

    A false appearance of truth used to deceive.

    The scam relied on the plausibility of its official-looking letters.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of seeming... believabilitycredibilityplausibleness
2 noun · a false appearance of truth... speciousness
Word family
Forms plausibilities
Derived forms implausibility

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin plausibilitās.

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